Handling the Growth
Digital transformation is happening everywhere and there is no sign of its demise any time in the future. While many enterprises are focused on how to make that transition, not enough are factoring in fundamental changes required to store and archive the growing volumes of data that is resulting in the new digital enterprise. This interesting…
Read MoreThe Future of AI
A new artificial intelligence technology startup, Semantic Machines, has raised $12.3 million in new funding towards technology that goes beyond understanding commands to understanding conversations. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Artificial intelligence startup Semantic Machines raises $12.3 million.” Conversational AI represents a new paradigm, enabling computers to communicate, collaborate, and understand…
Read MoreTaxonomies in the Publishing World
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2016 annual conference is being held on June 12-14, 2016 in Philadelphia. There are many networking opportunities at SLA 2016 that will allow you to share your experiences and learn from other information professionals. One workshop that might get you interested in registering is Taxonomy Talk From the Publishing World scheduled for Tuesday, June…
Read MoreExpanded Digital Library Enhances Findings
HathiTrust Research Center has expanded its services to now support computational research of the world’s largest digital library collection housed by HathiTrust. This interesting news came to us from their press release, “One of the world’s largest digital libraries opens doors to text mining scholars.” Previously scholars could only data mine the open-source part of…
Read MoreLibrarian of Congress Nominee Breaking Glass Ceilings
In February 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Carla D. Hayden, CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, for the open Librarian of Congress position. In the library’s 216-year history, there have been only 13 Librarians of Congress. Information Today brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “The Next Librarian of Congress: History…
Read MoreGo Baby Go!
The Kentucky Derby may be the most widely anticipated and discussed two-minute sports event of the year. For folks outside the 30-mile radius of Louisville, Kentucky, it is just a horse race. For folks inside that radius, “derby” is a culture, one of big hats, bow ties, and bourbon. As an aside, let me say…
Read MoreAcademia Graded on a Curve
Academia has long been known for cut-throat competition and high stakes maneuvers…well, maybe not. But seriously, how do you know a good researcher from a bad? Are there measures you can reference? This interesting information came from Geek Wire in their article, “Who’s hot in academia? Semantic Scholar dives more deeply into the data.” The classic…
Read MoreNew Partnership Increases Access
A new partnership was recently announced between 1science and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). Together they will provide academic libraries access to a vast number of openly accessible scholarly articles when performing a search in EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Library Technology Guides brought this interesting information to us in their article, “1science and EBSCO Information Services announce…
Read MoreUtilizing Different Technologies in the Cloud
Most organizations see the cloud and Platform as a Service (PaaS) as obvious ways to standardize infrastructure, ease deployment and operations, and make developers more productive. This interesting information came from Thought Works in their article, “Parsing the PaaS Puzzle.” PaaS provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run and manage applications without the complexity of building…
Read MoreMachine Learning Can Change Population Health
The power of machine learning and the benefits from that technology continue to be discovered. Recently, machine learning’s ability to produce actionable results from unstructured data is literally saving lives. Forbes brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Machine Learning Breaks Bottleneck In Gathering Valuable Information About Cancer.” A study published in the April 2016…
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